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  1. 11-26-2014, 22:36 #11
    Seamus Fermanagh
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    Default Re: RIP Horetore

    I reveled in the anger he drew from me, for the same reason I force myself to watch Chris Mathews and Rachel Maddow. You do not learn from hearing an endless chorus singing the praises of your current beliefs. Horetore (Erik) taught me. I was always deeply grateful for that even as he drove me to distraction on any number of issues. Like Red Harvest or Tribesman, he always made me THINK about my beliefs and question them.

    Virology has much to teach us yet. Viruses are among the deadliest threats we face and they can come in at odd angles and times. One virus decided to tear apart my daughter's pancreas and leave her a diabetic. We only noticed a flu in October, not what had really happened until December.

    At 50, Horetore is not the first I have interacted with to end up dead untimely. Each instance is painful. The pain of each loss is attenuated by time -- the little hole in your own life is never completely papered over though.
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